NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD HISTORY: Portsmouth, Norfolk and Chesapeake, Virginia, ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed by Marcus W. Robbins February 2007 marcusrobbins_norfolk_navy_yard@earthlink.net NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD Marcus W. Robbins, Historian & Archivist Copyright. All rights reserved. Note: The materials used in this site are the personal property of Marcus W. Robbins, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with USGenWeb Archives policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. If the reader has similar material they would like to share on this site, please contact Marcus W. Robbins. BIRTH OF THE GOSPORT YARD & INTO THE 19th CENTURY. BOOKS: 1. Plans of the Drydock Built in the Navy Yard at Norfolk by L Baldwin, Engineer, March 1, 1834 2. History of the United States Navy-Yard at Gosport, Virginia, (Near Norfolk) by Edward P. Lull, A. M., Commander, United States Navy, for the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Departent, Rear-Admiral C. R. P. Rodgers, U. S. N., Chief of Bureau, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1874. 3. Our Twin Cities of the Nineteenth Century: Norfolk and Portsmouth, Their Past, Present and Future, by Robert W. Lamb, Editor. Norfolk, VA: Barcroft, Publisher, 1887-8. [Chapter VI.] 5. History of Norfolk Co., Virginia, and Representative Citizens, by Col. William N. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902. Chapter XXV, "The United States Navy Yard," pp. 418-442. 6. "Men of Families:" The Intersection of Labor Conflict and Race in the Norfolk Dry Dock Affair, 1829-1831 by Linda Upham-Bornstein, Labor 1 March 2007, pages 65-97. HOUSE DOCUMENTS: 1. House Document (United States. Congress. House); 21st Congress, 1st Session [Dec. 7, 1829 - May 31, 1830]. Doc. No. 115. Letter From the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th instant, in relation to the accounts of Miles King. May 28, 1830. 2. House Document (United States. Congress. House); 27th Congress, 2nd Session [December 6, 1841 - August 31, 1842]. Doc. No. 205. Reports of the Commissioner appointed to make an investigation at the Gosport Navy Yard, &c. March 4, 1842. 3. House Document (United States. Congress. House); 28th Congress, 1st Session [December 4, 1843 - June 17, 1844]. Doc. No 273. Navy-Yards-Salaries of Officers, Etc., June 14, 1844. 4. House Document (United States. Congress. House); 36th Congress, 1st Session [December 5, 1859 - June 25, 1860]. Ex. Doc. No. 34. Reports of the board of officers ordered to examine into the condition of the navy yards. March 1, 1860. Excerpt: "Navy Yard, Norfolk." 5. House Document (United States. Congress. House); 52nd Congress, 2nd Session [December 1892 - February 1893]. Report No. 2244, Committee on Naval Affairs. By Amos Cummings, US House of Representatives. "Purchase of Land Opposite Gosport Navy-Yard." MARINE BARRACKS Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, (Hamersly's Naval Encyclopedia, published 1881) History of Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard . . . and its Predecessors, 1802-1945 U. S. Marine Barracks, Norfolk, Internal Regulations, by McLane Tilton, Major U. S. Corps Marines. Published by Norfolk Navy Yard, 1888. Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Roster of Commanding Officers Marine Barracks in the news: mbnews1.html mbnews2.html mbnews3.html Letters regarding the Marine Barracks USMC at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in pictures IMAGES Drydock #1 Engravings found on this site Maps found on this site Postcards found on this site Old Ironsides, US Frigate Constitution: An Essay in Sketches by Lt. John Charles Roach, USNR, Publisher: Dept of the Navy, 1976 Ships of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard LETTERS: Letter of Lieut. William Schley of the Mexican Navy,to his brother, August 17, 1827 Letter of Com. John Rodgers to Com. James Barron, September 9, 1831 Lewis Warrington Letter, March 29, 1834 Edward Fitzgerald Letter, July 1, 1838 Letter of Jesse Wilkinson of the U S Navy Yard, Gosport, to the Secretary of the Navy, the Hon. David Henshaw, December 7, 1843 Bank of the Comonwealth Dollar, May 1, 1861 City of Portsmouth Twenty-Five Cents, October 29, 1862 Letter by Admiral David Dixon Porter to Lawton Coggeshall, Esq., October 7, 1889 NEWSPAPERS: NATIONAL ÆGIS, Worcester, February 22, 1804. Appropriations for the Navy. THE UNITED STATES' GAZETTE, Philadelphia, January 9, 1812. A duel. METROPOLITAN, Georgetown, DC. Suicide at Gosport Navy Yard, Spetember 30, 1820. GLEASON'S PICTORIAL, Boston, Saturday, July 9, 1853. Ships at anchor at Gosport Navy Yard. SPECIAL TOPICS: by Christopher L. Tomlins, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley In Nat Turner's Shadow: Reflections on the Norfolk Dry Dock Affair of 1830-1831 Posted by http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/shipyard/nnytoc.html with permission from Labor History editor Gerald Friedman communicated to Christopher Tomlins (author), and with Tomlins’ own permission. Norfolk Navy Yard Table of Contents Battle of the Hampton Roads Ironclads The Norfolk Navy Yard into the 20th Century Image Index Blog: "History Matters" Index ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NORFOLK NAVY YARD Marcus W. Robbins, Historian & Archivist Copyright. All rights reserved. Note: The materials used in this site are the personal property of Marcus W. Robbins, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with USGenWeb Archives policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. If the reader has similar material they would like to share on this site, please contact Marcus W. Robbins. BATTLE OF THE HAMPTON ROADS IRONCLADS Virginia Sinking the Cumberland, March 8th, 1862 Postcard, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS: The First Iron-Clad Naval Engagement in the World: History of Facts of the Great Naval Battle Between The Merrimac, C. S. N. and The Ericsson Monitor, U. S. N., Hampton Roads, March 8 and 9, 1862, by E. V. White, Portsmouth, Virginia. New York: J. S. Ogilive Publishing Company, 1906. History of Norfolk Co., Virginia, and Representative Citizens, by Col. William N. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902. Chapter XXVI, "The Confederate States Navy Yard," pp 443-453. House Document (United States. Congress. Senate); 40th Congress, 2d Session [December 2, 1867 - November 10, 1868]. Ex. Doc. No. 86. Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, communicating, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 24th instant, information in relation to the construction of the iron-clad Monitor. A True Description of the Fight Between the "Merrimac" and "Monitor" in Hampton Roads, Va., Sunday, March the 9th, 1862, as witnessed by Capt. Tom Smith, an Old Blockade Runner. The Memoris of Eugenius Alexander Jack, 1840-1911, Steam Engineer, CSS Virginia LETTERS: Letter of H. W. Poole, CO H, 3rd Regt, Fort Monroe, to Cyrus Thompson, Esq., Boston, April 28, 1861. Letter of Samuel Wolcott to his father, October 23, 1861. Letter of PVT John Snyder, Cape Hatress, NC, to a friend, February 4, 1862. Letter of John M. Amshire, Norfolk, VA, to his wife, May 15, 1862. Letter of John M. Amshire, Gosport Navy Yard, to his wife, May 22, 1862. Discharge Certificate for Volunteer, May 23, 1862. Letter of Dr. Solomon Sharp to Commodore Livingston, Norfolk Navy Yard, Norfolk, January 24, 1863 Letter of Isaiah Hanscom to Joseph Frost, November 18, 1864. Letter to Edward Cavently from Treasury Department, April 28, 1870. Letter of Admiral David Dixon Porter to Lawton Coggeshall, Esq., October 7, 1889 NEWSPAPERS: SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, March 30, 1861. Vessels of War of the United States Navy. THE NEW YORK TIMES, Friday, May 24, 1861. Probable Movements Against Gosport. NEW YORK HERALD, March 10, 1862. The Conflict off Newport's News. NEW YORK HERALD, March 11, 1862. The Monitor Succeeds. CHARLESTON DAILY COURIER, March 14, 1862. The Latest News from Norfolk. NEW YORK HERALD, March 14, 1862. The Battle of the Iron-Clad Steamers. THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 15 & 16, 1862. Monitor vs Merrimac. FRANK LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER (New York), March 22, 1862. "The Naval Battle in Hampton Roads." THE NEW YORK TIMES, Saturday, May 10, 1862. War news. THE NEW YORK TIMES, Monday, May 12 and 13, 1862. Destruction of the Merrimac & Capture of Norfolk. THE NEW YORK HERALD, May 12, 1862: Norfolk is Ours. May 13, 1862: The Capture of Norfolk. THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Monday, May 12, 1862, and Tuesday, May 13, 1862. SACRAMENTO DAILY UNION, June 26, 1862. "A Trip to Norfolk." Dedication Brochure of the US Monitor Memorial Monument - December 29, 2012 THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, December 30, 2012. Ironclad's Doom Called 'A Panorama of Horror' THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT, December 30, 2012. Mariners' Museum Honors Fallen Monitor Sailors US Monitor Sailors Serve as Examples for Today's Sailors - Speech by Rear Admiral David M. Thomas at Dedication of US Monitor Memorial Monument STEPPING THROUGH HISTORY By Kristi Britt, Code 1160, Public Affairs Specialist, January 2012 BATTLE OF IRONCLADS, by Marcus W. Robbins, NNSY Service to the Fleet, March 2012, pp 8, 9 & 13 (extract). Blog #24, December 29, 2012. The Sinking and Loss of the USS Monitor ~ 150 Years Ago on December 31, 1862. PICTURES Ships of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Burning of the Merrimac and Shipyard, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. C S Ironclad, Virginia , Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. Civil War Map of Hampton Roads, New York Times, May 10, 1862. Craney Island batteries, (Civil War) Harper's Weekly, Nov. 2, 1861. Destruction of the Navy Yard, Illustrated Times, June 15, 1861, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. Ironclads, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. Merrimac, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. "Virginia" (Merrimac) passing Fort Norfolk, March 8, 1862, original from painting by B. A. Richardson. Merrimac in Dry Dock, Being Converted into the Iron Battery "Virginia," original from painting by B. A. Richardson, (postcard, courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room) Monitor vs. Merrimac, The Illustrated London News, April 5, 1862. Monitor vs. Merrimac (night scene), Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. Occupation of Norfolk, Virginia—View of the City—Union Vessels at Anchor, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 7, 1862. Occupation of Norfolk, Virginia—Bird's Eye View of the Ruins of the Navy Yard at Gosport—Evacuated by Commander M'Cauley, U. S. N., Commanding April 21, 1861, Abandoned and Burnt by the Rebels on May 11, 1862, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, June 7, 1862. Richmond and its Defenses, New York Times, May 13, 1862. Virginia Sinking the Cumberland, March 8th, 1862, Courtesy of Kirn Library, Sargeant Room. Norfolk Navy Yard Table of Contents Battle of the Hampton Roads Ironclads The Norfolk Navy Yard into the 20th Century Image Index Blog: "History Matters" Index ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NORFOLK NAVY YARD Marcus W. Robbins, Historian & Archivist Copyright. All rights reserved. Note: The materials used in this site are the personal property of Marcus W. Robbins, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with USGenWeb Archives policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. If the reader has similar material they would like to share on this site, please contact Marcus W. Robbins. THE NORFOLK NAVY YARD INTO THE 20th CENTURY BOOKS: History of Norfolk County, Virginia, and Representative Citizens, CHAPTER XXVII, "The United States Navy Yard," by Col. William H. Stewart, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, 1902. NEWSPAPERS: Scientific American Supplement, August 8, 1914. Proposed Enlargement of Norfolk Navy Yard. PHOTOS Marine Barracks in photos Norfolk Naval Shipyard: Postcard Images (by subject - large file) Ships of the Norfolk Naval Shipyard PUBLICATIONS: The History of our Navy Yard by Com. A. W. Ashbrook, December 1926, and published in The Portsmouth Star, January 9, 1927. Transcribed by Jefferson M. Moak, Archivist, National Archives, Philadelphia, & donated to the Norfolk Navy Yard site. Original document resides at National Archives at Philadelphia. Guide and Brief Historical Sketch of the Norfolk Navy Yard, 1776 - 1926. Published by Norfolk Navy Yard, 1928. History of the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia, by Clare Beverley Whitehead, pub. 1942. History of the Norfolk Navy Yard in World War II by Arthur Sydnor Barksdale, Jr., Lieutenant Commander, USNR, Portsmouth, VA 1945 History of Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, and its Predecessors, 1802-1945. Marine Barracks, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, from Hamersly's Encyclopia, published 1881. Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia: a brief history by Marshall W. Butt, Librarian, Public Information Office, Portsmouth, Virginia, April 1951. Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia. [Capabilities & Performance] Reviewed and approved for printing in accordance with SECNAV INST 5600.15 on 11 March 1964. 1767 - 1967 Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia: 200 Years of Service. Published by Norfolk Naval Shipyard, 1967. Norfolk Naval Shipyard Employee Handbook, 1974. Two Years Under the Crane, William & Mary's St. Helena's Extension, by Rich Griset. William & Mary's Alumni Magazine, Summer 2014, Vol. 79, No. 4. Permission for use received. Historic Preservation and Cultural Management at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia, by La Tanye E. Simms, University of FL, 1999. "Service to the Fleet Turns 70" Service To The Fleet, October 2015 by Marcus W. Robbins Visions of the Past by Marcus W. Robbins SPECIAL TOPICS: Drydock 1 File 1: Images Excerpts from History of United States Navy-Yard at Gosport, Virginia, by Edward P. Lull, A.M. Dry-Dock Construction Plans, 3-3-1827 Dry Dock 1 Nomination Form Acceptance Letter German Village (1915-1917) Permission has been granted to post these articles. Enemy or Tourist Attraction: The German Village at the Norfolk Navy Yard during World War I by Bill Edwards-Bodmer. The Daybook, Summer 1999: 40,000 Tons of Trouble Drops Anchor in Hampton Roads The Norfolk Historical Society Courier, Fall 2007: The German Village at Norfolk Naval Shipyard The Daybook, Vol. 7, Issue 4: German Raiders in Hampton Roads by Elijah Palmer The German Village History in Pictures by Marcus W. Robbins History of the Washington Navy Yard Civilian Workforce 1799-1962 by John G. Sharp The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by John G. Sharp Influenza Addendum: Lillian M Murphy RN USNR (1887-1918) Navy Cross Recipient The Washington Navy Yard & the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918/1919 by John G. Sharp VIDEOS: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Serves The Fleet - Norfolk Naval Shipyard Film, circa 1965 Part I Background Part II History Part III Mission Part IV Trades: Temporary Services Part V Dry Dock Part VI Hull Repair Part VII Shop Fabrication Part VIII Final Overhaul Part IX Support History of Norfolk Naval Shipyard (YouTube, circa 2011) Shipyard Pickers 2020 Episode 1 Laser Scanning Episode 2 Laser Ablation Episode 3 Exoskeleton Episode 4 Additive Manufacturing Norfolk Navy Yard Table of Contents Battle of the Hampton Roads Ironclads The Norfolk Navy Yard into the 20th Century Image Index Blog: "History Matters" Index --------------------------------------------------------------------- Images http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/shipyard/imageindex/imageindex.html ------------------------------------------------------------- Postcard Images http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/shipyard/nnsypiin.html -------------------------------------------------------- Note: The materials used in this site are the personal property of Marcus W. Robbins, unless otherwise noted. In keeping with USGenWeb Archives policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included.These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. If the reader has similar material they would like to share on this site, please contact Marcus W. Robbins.